GREAT China Welcome directory October 2016

GREAT China Welcome GREAT China Welcome Welcome 2015年作为中英关系“黄金时代”的开端，名副其实。 2015 ushered in a “Golden Era” of China-British relations. 今年以来，两国合作关系硕果丰厚：继英国成为首个宣布申请加入亚投行的西方国家后，中英高相信这本会员指南，会成为大家英国行的向导和朋友。 This year, bilateral cooperation between the two countries has marked a productive and fruitful period. Following Britain having become the first Western country to join the Asia Infrastructure Investment bank, the state visit of the Chinese President to Britain attracted global attention. The British government has further eased its visa rules for Chinese travellers with a new program offering a two-year multiple-entry visa, which will encourage more and more UnionPay cardholders from China, and other countries and regions, to visit Britain. 作为高速成长的国际卡组织，银联国际十分荣幸能与英国旅游局密切合作，成为英国旅游机构、 I wish this directory will be a guide and friend to all of you. 层间的国事访问引发全球瞩目，而面对中国申请者的两年多次英国入境签证，更将直接促进两国人员往来。可预见的是，这股“中英热”还会持续升温，更多中国及世界其他地区的银联卡持卡人将来到英国。商户与全球银联卡持卡人的纽带，共同提升英国旅游支付服务水平。我们很高兴地看到，指南中的350多家会员企业，包括酒店、景点和旅行社等，很多都已经可以使用银联卡，并向中国游客提供中文信息及其它订制服务。 “凡是过去，皆为序章”，习近平主席访英时，引用了这句莎士比亚剧作《暴风雨》中的名句，冀望于在过去成就的基础上，中英能更加深入合作，而这也是银联国际努力的方向。我们期待更多旅游服务机构能获取“尽享英伦礼遇”认证，与银联卡一道，让全球游客尽享便捷又丰富的英伦之旅。 As a fast growing international payment network with the world’s largest cardholder base, UnionPay International is delighted to work with VisitBritain closely on connecting UK tourism organisations, merchants and UnionPay cardholders worldwide. Together, we have been dedicated to enhancing the service level of local tourism. And we are delighted to see that many members listed in this directory including hotels, attractions and tour operators already accept the UnionPay card as part of their welcome, and provide travellers with information in Chinese as well as other customised services. “What’s past, is prologue.” As President Xi Jinping quoted Shakespeare’s The Tempest, past progress has set the stage for deeper cooperation between UK and China. This is exactly the direction of UnionPay International’s efforts: to help more tourism businesses join the GREAT China Welcome Charter, and to provide convenience and enjoyment to global travellers when they visit Britain. 葛华勇中国银联董事长 Mr. Ge Huayong Chairman, China UnionPay Co., Ltd. 6 7

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